FLORENCE, Ala. (WAAY) -- In a time when every possible terrorist threat is taken seriously, state workers took quick action when a package wrapped in duct tape was found on a major bridge.

Alabama Department of Transportation workers were inspecting the O'Neal Bridge in Florence when they spotted the container and called police. Bomb squad members swarmed to the bottom of the north side of the bridge to check it out.

"[It was an] about 8 inches square Tupperware container wrapped in duct tape," said bomb squad commander Capt. Marty Dodd.

"You set up a container or package and you put whatever you want to put in it," Dodd said. "Most of the time it's little toys."

Players can then log onto the website and get the GPS coordinates and clues to the location of the "treasure" and use a portable GPS unit to track it. If someone takes out the treasure, they put in their own treasure for someone else to find.

Dodd said geocaching is usually a safe game for kids and adults.

"The only thing that's not safe about it is when the packages are not labelled correctly and they are put in a location considered a high risk location like the O'Neal Bridge," he said.

This wasn't the first time the bomb squad had to destroy a geocache. Last June an ammo container was found on the campus of the University of North Alabama.

Special Agent Kerry Straub of the FBI also said the game is harmless, but he asked everyone who plays to clearly label their container so law enforcement officers would know what it is.

Reporter: Candace White
Web Editor: Dana Franks

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